Simulated stained glass in concrete art assembly

ABSTRACT

A stained glass in concrete art assembly including a plastic panel having glass texture simulating surface projections therein which are rendered visible when the back surface of the projections are painted with a coloring medium and which contribute to providing a simulated appearance of authentic stained glass to the plastic panel. The front side of the plastic panel is painted with sand paint thereby providing a simulated appearance of concrete.

United States Patent 1191 Powell 1 51 Sept. 3, 1974 SIMULATED STAINEDGLASS IN CONCRETE ART ASSEMBLY [76] Inventor: Charles W. Powell, 277 E.50th St.,

New York, NY. 10022 [22] Filed: Aug. 18, 1972 [21] Appl. No.: 281,934

51 Im. c1 B441 7/00 58 Field of Search 161/2,5, 18,6, 7, 37, 161/39;156/63 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,811,800 11/1957Gesek 161/6 UX 3,382,134 5/1968 Powell 161/6 3,533,889 10/1970 Powell161/6 3,546,051 12/1970 U tzg. 161/5 OTHER PUBLICATIONS Stained GlassCrafting,"Face,t Glass in Concrete, P.

W. Wood, pp. 55-60, 1967.

Primary Examiner-Leon D. Rosdol Assistant Examiner-Edith L. RollinsAttorney, Agent, or FirmAmster & Rothstein 57 ABSTRACT A stained glassin concrete art assembly including a plastic panel having glass texturesimulating surface projections therein which are rendered visible whenthe back surface of the projections are painted with a coloring mediumand which contribute to providing a simulated appearance of authenticstained glass to the plastic panel. The front side of the plastic panelis painted with sand paint thereby providing a simulated appearance ofconcrete.

Claims, 4 Drawing Figures SIMULATED STAINED GLASS IN CONCRETE ARTASSEMBLY The present invention relates generally to art craft kits,andmore particularly to a kit or assembly in which the resulting productsimulates authentic stained glass in concrete and yet consists primarilyof plastic.

Simulated glass art work is known which includes a transparent sheethaving a series of embossed regions which are shaped to simulateindividual glass. This type of art work has been fabricated throughcoloring the embossed regions or projections by painting the rearsurfaces thereof. The painted plastic panel is then mounted on a coloredbacking sheet in order to provide a simulated mortar-type background.However, these prior attempts to provide a simulated stained glass artassembly and, in particular, to provide a simulated stained glass artassembly which is realistic in its simulation, has not been completelysuccessful.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an artassembly which provides an authentic simulation of stained glass and, inparticular, which provides a realistic stained glass in concretepresentation.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a simulatedstained glass in concrete art assembly which not only provides ;aproduct of noteworthy appearance, but which also requires a degree ofparticipating activity by the user that contributes favorably to theplay value of the art assembly.

A simulated stained glass in concrete art assembly demonstrating objectsand advantages of the present invention includes a transparent plasticpanel having surface projections therein. Advantageously, the plasticpanel is formed with an irregular surface in order to increase theantique and textured nature of the art assembly. The rear surface of theprojections are painted with a coloring medium in order to provide asimulation of stained glass. The front of the plastic panel, definedbetween the projections, is adapted to be painted with sand paint inorder to provide a simulation of concrete. Together, this provides asimulated stained glass in concrete art assembly which is realistic inappearance.

The above brief description, as well as other objects, features andadvantages of the present invention, will be more fully appreciated byreference to the following detailed description of a presentlypreferred, but nonetheless illustrative embodiment in accordance withthe present invention, when taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a panel used in the stained glassin concrete art assembly according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view of the transparentpanel showing the application of a coloring medium to the rear surfaceof the projections;

FIG. 3 is a front, elevation view of the simulated stained glass inconcrete art assembly of the present insembly 10 includes a transparentplastic panel, generally designated 12, which is adapted to be mountedin a mounting frame, generally designated 14, for example, by theutilization of tacks or other fastening elements 16.

Transparent plastic panel 12 is adapted to be formed with a backgroundsurface 18 which, as will be explained hereinafter, is adapted to bepainted with sand paint thereby providing a simulated concretebackground for the art assembly. a

Plastic panel 12 is also formed with a plurality of projections 20 whichextend generally upwardly from background surface 18. As indicated inFIG. 1, projections 20 are adapted to be arranged in an artisticconfiguration and, as will be explained hereinafter, the projections areadapted to simulate stained glass.

Referring to FIG. 2, projections 20 are formed with sidewalls 20a whichextend upwardly from background surface 18 at a slight angle. Thesidewalls 20a of projections 20 terminate at a substantially flat top orfront face 20b. The front faces 20b of projections 20 are all disposedin substantially a common plane, parallel to the plane of the backgroundsurface 18.

Advantageously, transparent plastic panel 12, which forms bothbackground surface l8 and projections 20,

is of an uneven cross-section or of an irregular surface therebyproviding a textured or antique appearance for the stained glass inconcrete art assembly. The transparent plastic panel may be formed bytechniques well known in the art.

In order for projections 20 to provide a stained glass simulation forart assembly 10, a color medium is applied to the projections.Specifically, a color medium, such as paint 22, is applied by a brush 24or similar instrument to the rear surface 20c of front faces 20b of theprojections. Advantageously, in order to easily I apply the coloredmedium 22 to the projections, the

transparent plastic panel 12 may be turned upsidedown (as indicated inFIG. 2) allowing the paint or color medium to be applied to the wellwhich is then formed by the front faces 20b and the sidewalls 20a of theprojections.

In order to provide the concrete simulation for art assembly 10, sandpaint 26 is applied to the background surface 18 of plastic panel 12.Referring to FIG. 4, the sand paint 26 is applied to the top or frontsurface 18a of background surface 18. It has been found that the use ofsand paint, which may be painted on the top face of background surface18 by a brush 24 or similar instrument, provides a very realisticsimulation of concrete. It has been found that this simulation ofconcrete is more realistic and superior to other art assemblies whichmerely utilize a cardboard or similar backing which is mounted behindthe plastic panel.

As indicated hereinbefore, the irregular surface or cross-section of theplastic panel provides a realistic antique or textured simulation, bothfor the stained glass, provided on projections 20, and for the concrete,provided on background surface 18. Further, the realistic simulation ofstained glass in concrete art assembly 10 is provided by the somewhatsloping nature of sidewalls 20a of the projections 20 which slope in aslightly converging angle from background surface 18 toward the frontfaces 20b of the projections. This provides a vivid three-dimensionaleffect allowing the simulated stained glass to stand out" from thesimulated concrete background.

From the foregoing, it should be readily appreciated that the stainedglass in concrete art assembly not only has an interesting decorativeappearance but also provides considerable play value in the step by stepprocedure for forming and mounting the same. Obviously, numerousmodifications are possible in light of the above disclosure. Forexample, the art assembly need not be mounted on a mounting or pictureframe 14 but may be mounted in other ways. Itis to be understood,therefore, that the described embodiment is merely illustrative of theteachings of the present invention and other modifications are possiblewithin the principles of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A'simulated stained glass in concrete art assembly comprising atransparent panel fabricated of plastic, the front face of said panelbeing substantially flat to provide a background surface disposedsubstantially in a single plane, said panel being formed with aplurality of projections each standing upwardly and outwardly from saidbackground surface, each of said projections including sidewallsgenerally upstanding from said background surface and a front wallproviding a front face spaced forwardly of and substantially parallel tosaid background surface, color medium deposited on the rear face of eachof said front walls of said projections, and visible through thecorresponding front faces of said projections, the shape of saidprojections and said color medium together providing an artisticsimulated stained glass assembly standing forward of said backgroundsurface, sand paint on said front face of said panel coveringsubstantially all of said background surface to provide a simulatedconcrete background for said arrangement, the placement of said sandpaint on the front face of said panel directly providing a texturedsurface simulating a concrete surface, and said color medium depositedon said rear face of each of said front walls of said projectionsproviding the simulation of stained glass when said color medium isviewed through the said transparent plastic panel.

2. The invention according to claim 1 wherein said panel is of airregular cross-section thereby providing a textured simulation for saidstained glass and concrete.

3. The invention according to claim 1 wherein said walls slope upwardlyfrom said background surface at a slight angle with saidsidewalls'converging toward said front face.

4. The invention according to claim 3 wherein the front faces of saidprojections are all disposed in a common plane.

1. A simulated stained glass in concrete art assembly comprising atransparent panel fabricated of plastic, the front face of said panelbeing substantially flat to provide a background surface disposedsubstantially in a single plane, said panel being formed with aplurality of projections each standing upwardly and outwardly from saidbackground surface, each of said projections including sidewallsgenerally upstanding from said background surface and a front wallproviding a front face spaced forwardly of and substantially parallel tosaid background surface, color medium deposited on the rear face of eachof said front walls of said projections, and visible through thecorresponding front faces of said projections, the shape of saidprojections and said color medium together providing an artisticsimulated stained glass assembly standing forward of said backgroundsurface, sand paint on said front face of said panel coveringsubstantially all of said background surface to provide a simulatedconcrete background for said arrangement, the placement of said sandpaint on the front face of said panel directly providing a texturedsurface simulating a concrete surface, and said color medium depositedon said rear face of each of said front walls of said projectionsproviding the simulation of stained glass when said color medium isviewed through the said transparent plastic panel.
 2. The inventionaccording to claim 1 wherein said panel is of a irregular cross-sectionthereby providing a textured simulation for said stained glass andconcrete.
 3. The invention according to claim 1 wherein said walls slopeupwardly from said background surface at a slight angle with saidsidewalls converging toward said front face.
 4. The invention accordingto claim 3 wherein the front faces of said projections are all disposedin a common plane.